Announcing a refreshed soumyadip.com - my personal website
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How I solved my Android Auto frequent disconnection issue (well, almost)
Long story short, there's still no perfect solution. But this one worked for me.
'India's Glamour Girl' Devika Rani in Palmolive Soap ad from 1938
Devika Rani appeared in a Palmolive soap advertisement, much before Leela Chitnis' famous ad for Lux in 1941.
The 1938 Shillong riots: The forgotten story of Khasi-Bengali clashes in undivided Assam
The trigger for the 1938 riots in Shillong was political in nature but appears to have quickly taken a communal turn.Continue Reading →
One month with Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra: No regrets (yet)
This isn't exactly a review (I have long ceased being an active technology journalist), but more of a public note…
This photo from 2020 captures my year of the pandemic
This photograph captures in a snapshot what the pandemic, the lockdown and work from home meant for me.
Zoya Akhtar's The Archies and the memories of M from Mawprem
Watching a new generation of Bollywood kids making their debut in this Netflix film, I couldn't help but think of M, the girl from Mawprem who had opened up the…Continue Reading →
Single page 2023 printable calendar with Indian festivals and holidays (A4, PDF, grayscale)
The entire year compressed into a single printable A4 page with a clear view of the official Government of India…
3 reasons why I bought Oppo Enco X2 and not OnePlus Buds Pro 2
TLDR; 1. Better active noise cancellation. 2. Volume control. 3. In-ear detection.
A note for 2022
The forms, formats and norms of social media are stifling. This place, is a breath of fresh air. My own corner in the internet, that I have shaped on my…Continue Reading →
20 years since I left home
September 8, 2001. It was on this day, 20 years ago, I disembarked in Bhopal from a train on a…
Old Monk beer review: Does the beer live up to the legend of the rum?
It appears that Old Monk beer has been around for a little while, but for me this was a revelation…
